It's a bit more expensive this year, ~$14/four pack. What you gonna get for that price that's as good?

Answer: almost nothing.

So, I trade it to my good partners around the country who deserve one of the best aging barleywines around, but 8 for a Black Tuesday? 6 for a Bramble or Coffee? 5 for some other podunk brewery who just put something in a barrel? No thanks, I'm going to just drink it.

It's a bit more expensive this year, ~$14/four pack. What you gonna get for that price that's as good?

Answer: almost nothing.

So, I trade it to my good partners around the country who deserve one of the best aging barleywines around, but 8 for a Black Tuesday? 6 for a Bramble or Coffee? 5 for some other podunk brewery who just put something in a barrel? No thanks, I'm going to just drink it.

I traded a Cantillon RdG and a Boulevard Rye on Rye for for a 4pk of BBBW and a 4pk of Peruvian Morning. That was not the main part of the trade and obviously was over $4$, but I'm happy with it because I've never tried either before. Cheers!

BBBW is a nice beer: smooth and easy-drinking, but a little on the sweet side (for the style) and lacking dimension. Don't get me wrong; it totally has it's appeal, but put it up against top-tier annually released barleywines like MOAS, Sucaba, or Bligh's and you'll see how it falls short.

It's a bit more expensive this year, ~$14/four pack. What you gonna get for that price that's as good?

Answer: almost nothing.

So, I trade it to my good partners around the country who deserve one of the best aging barleywines around, but 8 for a Black Tuesday? 6 for a Bramble or Coffee? 5 for some other podunk brewery who just put something in a barrel? No thanks, I'm going to just drink it.

Another thing to think about, I don't think it has hit much of distribution yet. Give it a month and you will start having better luck IMO.

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this. when it hits SE PA bottles linger around for months, literally, which is one of the many things i love about this beer. however the price point is more like $5-6 per bottle so that of course plays a part.